Container or wrapper



Oct. 16, 1928. 1,687,678

G. P. MALLORY CONTAINER 0R WRAPPER Filed June 2, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2fnventar:

Patented o... 16, 1928.

UNITED STATES 1,687,678 PATENT oFFlcs.

GEORGE P. KALLOBY, OI rmanmnu, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB TO SANITARYPRODUCTS OORPOBAI'ION 01' AMERICA, 0! PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A

OORPORA'IION OI CONTAIN OB WRAPPER.

Application fled June 2, 1988. jerial No. 648,044.

This invention relates to boxes, wrappers, and the like, and especiallalthough not. exclusively, to containers or packaging articles of food.1

The invention has for its object to rovide a simple and inexpensivepackage or containing or holding a quantity of material together withone or more im lements intended for use in connection wit said material,tho ackage being such as completely to enclose the material, and havingmeans for securely holdin the implement or implements which, w en inplace, serve, in turn, to lock the container or package in closedposition. In a more specific a plication, the invention comprises afolde blank or wrapper constitutln a container for articles of food,whic blank, when folded, will completely enclose and rotect the food andbe held locked in close position by a spoon, fork, or other tableutensil intended for use when the food is consumed, said utensil notonly serving to lock the packageclosed, but being itself securelyretained thereon when in looking position, and said wrapper or containerbein of such a character that, when unfolded, 1t will serve as a plateor tra upon which the food may be old while eing eaten by the use ofsaid utensil.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention, together with meanswhereby the same may be carried into eifect, will best be understoodfrom the following description formed by foldin of certain forms ofembodiments thereof illustrated in the accompanyin drawings. It will beunderstood, however at the particular constuctions describe and shownhave been chosen for illustrative purposes merely, and that theinvention, as defined by the claims hereunto appended, may be otherwisepractised without departure from the spirit and scope thereof.

In said drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the blank which constitutes the wrapper andwhich is folded to form and close the container.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the container the blank shown in Fig. beingshown in closed and 1, said container locked condition.

Fig, 3 is a side elevation of the container shown in Fig. 2.

Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional views taken gespectively on the lines 44 and5-5, Fig.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the container shown in Fig. 2, showingthe same open for use as a plate or tra Fig. 7 is a perspective view ofa contalner constituting another form of the invention showing saidcontainer in closed and locked condition.

In Figs. 1 to 6 is shown a wrapper or container intended for use inconnection with a small brick of ice cream, together with a spoon foreating the same, the whole constituting a package intended for use inconnection with the sale of ice cream on railroad trains, at outdooramusement places, and the like. The package is such as to onclose abrick of ice cream and keep the same in a sanitary condition, beinglocked closed by the spoon which is thereby securely held to the packagefor distribution with the ice cream.

Said container or wrapper is formed from a single blank of cardboard orother suitable material and whose form is shown in Fig. 1. Said blankcomprises a central bottom panel 15 which is separated by lines of fold16 and 17 from side and end wall panels 18 and .19, respectively, whichimmeiately adjoin the side and end edges of said bottom panel and areequal in width to each other and in length to the lengths of said edges,respectively. At each corner of the bottom panel 15, each of the wallanels 18 and 19 is connected at each end wit the adjacent wall anel bytwo small triangular sections 20 w ich are separated from the adjacentwall panels by lines of fold 21 and from each ot or by lines of fold 22.Adjoining the end wall panels 19 at their outer edges and separatedtherefrom by lines of fold 23, are end closure flaps 24 each of a lengthsubstantially equal to the width of the bottom panel 15, while adjoiningthe outer edges of the side wall panels 18, and se arated therefrom bylines of fold 25, are slde closure flaps 26 each of a length equal tothat of said bottom panel, Each of the end flaps 24 is preferably of awidth slightly greater than onehalf of the length of the bottom panel15, and each of the side closure flaps 26 is preferably of a widthapproximately equal to or slightly less than that of said bottom paneL,The side closure flaps 26, which adjoin the two oppositeside wall panels18, are formed .with alined pairs of slots 27 forming straps 28integrally connected at their ends with said flaps, the straps 28 of thetwo flaps 26 registering with one another when the blank is folded toform and close the container, as hereinafter explained.

To form the body portion of the container, the wall panels 18 and 19 arefolded upwardly along the lines 16 and 17, the triangular flaps 20 beingfolded inwardly along the lines 21 and outwardly along the lines 22 soas to form bellows folds at the corners of the container. The endclosure flaps 24 are then folded inwardly, the ends of said flapsoverlapping one another slightly, as shown in Fig. 4. The side closureflaps 26 are then folded inwardly over the flaps 24 and over oneanother, bringing the slits 27 and straps 28 of the two flaps intoregister. The spoon 30, which is preferably composed of paper or otherinexpensive material, and is intended to be thrown away after use, isthen inserted through the slits 27 and under the superposed straps 28,as shown in Figs. 2 to 5, thereby serving to lock the two closure flaps26 to one another so as to lock the container closed and hold the bodyportion thereof in set-up condition with the wall panels 18 and 19upright, said spoon being, at the same time, securely held by theresilience of the material in position on top of the package so as toconstitute a par; thereof when the packages are distrlbute In use, thespoon 30 is removed, thereby unlocking .the closure flaps 26 from oneanother, and said flaps, together with the flaps 24:, are opened. Thewalls of the container formed by the panels 18 and 18 are then spreadoutwardly, as shown in Fig. 6, into flaring relationship to one anotherto constitute a relatively fiat plate or tray having raised edges andupon which t e ice cream may be held while being eaten by means of thespoon 30, this position of the walls being permitted by the bellowsfolds 20.

In Figure 7 is shown a form of the invention intended for use as a lunchpackage or a container for several diiferent articles of food which maybe suitably wrapped and separated from one another within the container.Said container is substantially like that first described, being merelyof a larger size, and comprises a bottom panel (not shown) side and endwall panels 180 and 190, end closure flaps (not shown), and side closureflaps 260, the latter having alined slits 270 to form registering straps280, these parts being all similar in construction and arrangement tothe corresponding arts in the form of the invention first descri ed. Asshown in Fig. 7, the slits 270 and straps 280 are made of a suficientlength to receive a aesaera plurality of table utensils suitable for.use in connection with the articles of food contained in the package. Asherein shown, the said utensils comprise a spoon 300 and a fork 301 bothof which are composed of paper or other inexpensive material so as to bediscarded after use.

It will be seen that the invention provides a package in which thedesired articles of food are securely retained in a sanitary conditionagainst soiling or spilling even when carelessly handled, the necessaryimplements or utensils for use in connection with the contents of thepackage being securely fastened to the package so as to form a partthereof and serving to lock the same closed, said package being readilyopened to render its contents accessible, and, when so opened, servingas a plate or tray upon which the contents may be conveniently disposedfor use.

It will also be seen that the invention, in its broader aspects, is byno means limited to food packages, but may be employed to equaladvantage for packaging other materials in connection with which a smallimplement or utensil is to be used.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A container comprisingl portions having superposed straps whicregister with one another when said container is closed, in combinationwith a detachable utensil extendin under the superposed straps of bothof said portions and held in place thereby while holding saidcontainerclosed.

2. A container comprising a body portion having at op osite sidesthereof flaps folded over one anot er to constitute a closure therefor,said flaps having alined pairs of slits forming registering straps, incombination with a detachable utensil extending throu h said slits andunder said straps, where y said utensil is held in place on saidcontainer and holds said flaps in closed position.

3. A container com rising a body portion and a closure, said 0 osurecomprising two pairs of flaps, the flaps of one pair being folded overone another to close the con-' tainer and the other pair being foldedthereover and over one another, said last named flaps having strapswhich register with one another when the container is closed, incombination with a detachable utensil extending under the superposedstraps and between the two pairs of flaps and held in place therebywhile locking said flaps together. 4. A container formed from a singleblank having a central portion forming the bottom of the container, sideextensions extendin from the edges of said central portion an bentupwardly along said edges to form the side walls of the container,bellows folds connecting the adjacent ends of said side extensions, 9.cover flap projecting from each of said side extensions above saidbellows folds and folded to form the top of the container, a pair ofsaid flaps being slitted to form straps, and a detachable utensilinsert- 5 able beneath the straps to lock the flaps together.

5. A container comprising portions which overlie one another when thecontainer is closed and the inner of which is formed with a strapconnected at its ends thereto 10 and projecting through the outerportion, in combination with a detachable utensil overlying said outerportion and extending under said strap, said utensil being held in placeby said strap while holding said 15 container closed.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE P. MALLORY.

